| Aston Villa | Newcastle United |
|---|
| GK | David James | | GK | Steve Harper |
| DR | Mark Delaney | | DR | Alessandro Pistone |
| DR | Alan Wright | | DR | Helder |
| DR | Colin Calderwood | | DR | Franck Dumas |
| DR | Gareth Southgate | | DR | Nikos Dabizas |
| MD | George Boateng | S1 | MD | Silvio Maric |
| MD | Ian Taylor | | MD | Rob Lee |
| MD | Gareth Barry | | MD | Gary Speed |
| S1 | AM | Lee Hendrie | S3 | AM | Nolberto Solano |
| S2 | FD | Dion Dublin | S2 | FD | Temur Ketsbaia |
| FD | Julian Joachim | | FD | Alan Shearer |
| Substitute | Substitute |
|---|
S3S1FD | Alan Thompson | S1 | FD | Duncan Ferguson |
| S2 | DR | Benito Carbone | S2 | DR | Aaron Hughes |
| S3 | DR | Paul Merson | S3 | DR | Warren Barton |
| Manager | Manager |
|---|
| | John Gregory | | | Bobby Robson |